Lesson 2 Review

Question 1

Α α ἄλφα

Answer 1

alpha says /ah/ or /uh/ as in drama

Question 2

Β β βῆτα

Answer 2

beta says /b/ as in boat

Question 3

Γ γ γάμμα

Answer 3

gamma says /g/ as in goat

Question 4

Δ δ δέλτα

Answer 4

delta says /d/ as in dog

Question 5

Ε ε ἔφιλόν

Answer 5

epsilon says /ĕ/ as in epic

Question 6

Ζ ζ ζῆτα

Answer 6

zeta says /dz/ as in adze

Question 7

Η η ἢτα

Answer 7

eta says /ā/ as in they

Question 8

Θ θ θῆτα

Answer 8

theta says/th/ as in thing

Question 9

Ι ι ίῶτα

Answer 9

iota says /ē/ or /ĭ/ as in idiom

Question 10

Κ κ κάππα

Answer 10

kappa says /k/ as in kite

Question 11

Λ λ λάμβδα

Answer 11

lambda says /l/ as in lion

Question 12

Μ μ μῦ

Answer 12

mu says /m/ as in moose

Question 13

Ν ν νῦ

Answer 13

nu says /n/ as in nest

Question 14

Ξ ξ ξῖ

Answer 14

xi says /ks/ as in fox

Question 15

Ο ο ὄ μικρόν

Answer 15

omicron says /ô/ as in awesome

Question 16

Π π πῖ

Answer 16

pi says /p/ as in pig

Question 17

Ρ ρ ῥῶ

Answer 17

rho says /r/ as in rain

Question 18

Σ σ,ς σίγμα

Answer 18

sigma says /s/ as in sun

Question 19

Τ τ ταῦ

Answer 19

tau says /t/ as in toad

Question 20

Υ υ ὒψιλόν

Answer 20

upsilon says /ŏŏ/ or /ōō/ as in food or foot

Question 21

Φ φ φῖ

Answer 21

phi says /f/ as in philosophy

Question 22

Χ χ χῖ

Answer 22

chi says German “ch” as in J.S. Bach

Question 23

Ψ ψ ψῖ

Answer 23

psi says /ps/ as in lips

Question 24

Ω ω ὦ μέγα

Answer 24

omega says /o/ as in ocean

Question 25

2 vowels that are always long

Answer 25

Ηη and Ωω

Question 26

2 vowels that are always short

Answer 26

Εε or Οο

Question 27

αι

Answer 27

/eye/ as in aisle

Question 28

ει

Answer 28

/ay/ as in eight

Question 29

οι

Answer 29

/oi/ as in oil

Question 30

υι

Answer 30

/we/ as in suite

Question 31

αυ

Answer 31

/ou/ as in out

Question 32

ευ

Answer 32

/yoo/ as in feud

Question 33

ου

Answer 33

/oo/ as in food

Question 34

γγ

Answer 34

ng as in sang

Question 35

γκ

Answer 35

nc as in encore

Question 36

γχ

Answer 36

nch as in anchor

Question 37

᾽ smooth breathing mark

Answer 37

pronunciation of word is unchanged

Question 38

῾ rough breathing mark

Answer 38

the word begins with the English h-sound

Question 39

three Greek accent marks

Answer 39

´ acute; ~ circumflex; ` grave

Question 40

What are the names of the last 3 Greek symbols?

Answer 40

antepenult, penult, ultima

Question 41

What Greek punctuation mark shows that the sentence is a question?

Answer 41

semicolon

Question 42

What are the two types of breathing marks?

Answer 42

rough and smooth

Question 43

When the letter γ occurs in the combinations ___, the first γ will be pronounced with a/an ___ sound.

Answer 43

γγ, γκ, γχ; /n/